Postcards (band)

Postcards
Background information
Origin Beirut, Lebanon
Genres Indie Folk, Folk Rock, Dream Pop
Years active 2013 - Present
Website http://www.postcardsmusic.com/
Members Julia Sabra
Marwan Tohme
Rany Bechara
Pascal Semerdjian

Postcards is a Lebanese folk rock band formed in 2012. They have released two EPs, Lakehouse (2013) and What Lies So Still (2015), and are currently working on their debut album.[1] The band is managed by Beirut Jam Sessions.[2]

History

The band was formed in the summer of 2012 in Lebanon when cousins Marwan Tohme and Pascal Semerdjian met Julia Sabra through mutual friends while on a camping trip,[3] and a few months later, they were joined by Rany.[4] They started off by playing the pub circuit across Beirut, performing a varied repertoire of both English and American folk-rock music, gradually building a loyal fan base while writing the songs that would become their first EP Lakehouse released in the fall of 2013, which was described by one reviewer as "down-to-earth, gentle, yet packed with energy".[5]

They started working on their second EP in late 2014 in Beirut with producer Fadi Tabbal from Tunefork Studios,[6] and ‘What Lies So Still’ was released in early summer 2015 to excellent reviews. On this EP, there is a clear departure from the basic 'rootsy' foundation of their earlier songs, and the band investigates new territory, both structurally and sonically. In the words of Adam Grundey from Triplew.me,[7] the 6 songs are "more complex, less conventional, and all the richer for it (...) The sound of a self-confident group of artists pushing themselves to articulate, musically and lyrically, what they’re feeling, What Lies So Still is a gorgeous set of songs that feel utterly genuine and built-to-last.”

Postcards have played shows all across Lebanon, toured Jordan, Dubai, the UK, France, Portugal and Italy, opened for Beirut and Angus and Julia Stone, and performed at festivals in Lebanon and abroad (Wilderness Festival.,[8] Byblos International Festival, Wickerpark Festival). They are currently working on their debut album to be released early 2017.

Discography

EPs

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "About". Postcards. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  2. ↑ Postcards | Management | https://www.facebook.com/postcardsmusic/info?tab=page_info
  3. ↑ NOW Lebanon | 10 Questions for Postcards https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/10questions/10-questions-for-postcards
  4. ↑ Mondanite Magazine | THE POSTCARDS: “Lebanon’s rising stars” http://mymondanite.wordpress.com/2013/11/07/the-postcards-lebanons-rising-stars-3/
  5. ↑ Beirut.com | Album Review: Postcards' Lakehouse | http://www.beirut.com/l/28692
  6. ↑ "Projects". Fadi Tabbal. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  7. ↑ Grundey, Adam (2015-06-22). "Postcards: 'What Lies So Still' EP". www.triplew.me. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  8. ↑ Wilderness Festival 2014 Lineup | http://www.wildernessfestival.com/programme/postcards/
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